Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

About

A sleek, electric-blue oceanic shark that visits UK waters in summer, most commonly off the south-west coast. Blue sharks are the world's most heavily fished shark species but are successfully targeted by boat anglers off Looe and Penzance.

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Quick Facts

Category: Fish
Latin name: Prionace glauca
IUCN Status: NT — Near Threatened
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Conservation Status: NT

Near Threatened — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.